The united states is a place governed by law, not people. The first civilization/?

Question

civilizations that used law to govern themselves were.
a. the english
b. the french
c. the germans
d. the romans and the greeks
e. the austrians

Answer 1

I would like to see an correction here: the law, "of the people" not "governed by law, not people" there's a big difference.
The people make or amend the laws by a democratic vote of the people. You make it sound like an invisible entity makes the laws the people have to live by.